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    4th Feb 1941 - Death, destruction, heroism and hope.
    Charlie Evans
    • Feb 4, 2021
    • 5 min

    4th Feb 1941 - Death, destruction, heroism and hope.

    On the evening of Tuesday February the 4th 1941 a Luftwaffe bomber dropped a ‘large high explosive bomb’ onto Westcliff-on-Sea.
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    Christmas with a difference - A rollback from facemasks to bomb shelters.
    Charlie Evans
    • Dec 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    Christmas with a difference - A rollback from facemasks to bomb shelters.

    This Christmas will be quite different. Many have suffered the loss of loved ones and livelihoods and we all... click to read more
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    Commodore John Pelham Champion, Royal Navy
    Charlie Evans
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Commodore John Pelham Champion, Royal Navy

    John Champion was born in Derbyshire on the 26th March 1883, and his father was the Reverend Francis Beresford Champion. He joined the...
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    The Other Churchill…Mad Jack WW2
    Charlie Evans
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Other Churchill…Mad Jack WW2

    Mad Jack, who was an extraordinary character fought in WW2 with a sword and a bow and arrow, which he used to great effect
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